SENATOR NOVELLE E. FRANCIS, JR. 
36TH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS  
Chairman, Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance 
 
 
 
Memorandum No. 26-025 
 
To: 
 
Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance Members 
 
 
The Honorable Marvin A. Blyden, Vice-Chairman 
 
 
The Honorable Dwayne M. DeGraff 
 
 
The Honorable Ray Fonseca 
 
 
The Honorable Hubert L. Frederick 
 
 
The Honorable Marise C. James 
 
 
The Honorable Kurt A. Vialet 
From:  
The Honorable Novelle E. Francis, Jr. 
 
 
 
Chairman, Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance 
 
Date:  
June 18, 2026 
 
Re: 
June 23, 2026 Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance Meeting  
 
 
The Committee on Budget and Finance will meet on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 10:00 A.M. in the 
Fritz E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix to receive testimony on the Fiscal 
Year 2027 Budget. 
 
10:00 A.M. 
 
Bureau of Information Technology 
Invited Testifier: 
Mr. Rupert O. Ross, Director 
 
1:00 P.M. 
VI Fire and Emergency Medical Services 
Invited Testifier: 
Mr. Antonio Stevens, Director 
 
3:00 P.M. 
Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency 
Invited Testifier: 
Daryl D. Jaschen, Executive Director